1. Why do we reference?
OR What’s this crazy fixation with keeping
a record of where we find information…

2. Well….why do we
reference?
Any ideas?
Make a list below 
Cartoon – A really long report
(King, J 2000)

3. Did you mention any of the
points listed below?
1. When using any type of information source (books, magazine
articles, information from the Internet) in an essay or paper, it is
very important to give credit to the source.
It is not enough to simply change a few words and present the information as your own .
2. We cite our information source to prevent plagiarism.
Plagiarism is copying someone else’s work and making it look like it is your own. Plagiarism can be either
copying exact sentences or paragraphs or rewriting someone else’s ideas in your words without giving them
credit. This is regarded as cheating and can lead to academic penalties.
3. The people who read your essay or research paper will want to
know where you found your information.
They may want to read one of the articles or books that you used for your research. You need to give them
enough information so that they can find the book, magazine, article or web site you used.
(Citing Resources, 2002)

4. What exactly is
Plagiarism?
The act of presenting others’
Words
Ideas
Images
Sounds
Creative expressions
…as your own.
In essence, you are stealing the property of another.
(LaFever, L n.d.)

5. Ensure you are not plagiarising by
referencing all your sources.
IN-TEXT REFERENCING
Whenever you refer to another person’s work within your assignment, you must always
acknowledge their contribution. King (2006, p. 5) demonstrates in her book Guide to
referencing and bibliographies that there are two ways of accomplishing this:
Indirect quote (paraphrasing)
• better to write the author’s ideas in your own words. Summarise or paraphrase the author’s opinion to
back up your argument.
• demonstrates that you are responding to this person, agreeing or disagreeing with that person, and
adding something of your own.
Direct quote (in single inverted commas)
• indicates that you are using the author’s exact words to back up your argument. Include quote in single
inverted commas.
• keep direct quotes to a minimum as the reader would prefer to see your research presented in your own
words.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES (END-TEXT REFERENCES)
All work referred to in the body of your assignment (in-text) must also be detailed fully in the Bibliography (end-text
references) which follows your text.
• allows readers to locate and further explore the sources you have consulted
 indicates the depth and scope of your research, and gives credit to authors for their ideas
 provides evidence for your arguments and adds authority to your work by demonstrating that you have
sought out and considered a variety of resources.
(King, 2006)

6. Let’s have some practice
Link to ‘Tutorials’
Select the exercise ‘Avoiding plagiarism online tutorial’
Courtesy of Cardiff University

7. Dive in and complete the
following exercise..
You have accessed information from the following report to
back-up an argument in your assignment.
Please reference the following web resource in your Bibliography.
Final Report - Drink and Food Spiking 

8. Bibliography
King J 2000, ‘A really long report’, online picture, From Now On, vol.
10, no. 2, viewed 19 March 2008, http://fno.org/oct00/octcartoon.html
King J 2006, A guide to referencing and bibliographies : for secondary
school students, School Library Association of Queensland, Brisbane.
LaFever, L n.d., ‘Preventing plagiarism’, PowerPoint, LMS Tools, Syracuse
City School District, Syracuse, NY, viewed 20 March
2008, http://weblink.scsd.us/~liblinks/Preventing%20Plagiarism.ppt
Library Media Center 2002, ‘Citing Resources’, Bellevue Community
College library, viewed 22 March
2008, http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/handouts/citing.pdf